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Beef Budget Recipes Central European Main Course Pork Recipes

Czech Cabbage Rolls

Known to the Czech’s as Holubky, cabbage leaves are rolled around a mixture of rice, seasonings, ground beef and pork, then baked in tomato sauce.

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French Recipes Salad Vegetarian

Grenoble Green Bean Salad

Served cool, this salad makes a nice side in the summer when the weather is just a little too hot for a steamy vegetable side.  This dish accompanied a grilled strip loin (New York) steak and a baked potato at a recent al fresco dinner party.  We paired it with a vintage Beaujolais. On a…

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Canadian Main Course Pork Recipes

Slow Roast Baby Back Ribs

These tender baby back ribs are slow roasted, then coated with a “competition-ready” homemade barbecue sauce. This easy oven recipe adapts to outdoor barbecues.

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Chicken Main Course Recipes Thai

Thai Grilled Chicken with Peanut Sauce

This dish is perfect if you want to impress guests and still be part of the party.  The trick is, all the preparation is done in advance.  So, all you’ll need is a few minutes at the grill before you’re ready to serve dinner.  If you have a rice cooker, there’s even less fuss in…

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American Recipes Side Dish

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Want to add some pizzazz to those boring mashed potatoes. Garlic lovers can’t resist this combination, accented with tidbits of toasted garlic and nicely balanced with sour cream and parsley. You may also like

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Irish Recipes Side Dish

Scalloped Potatoes with Bacon and Cheese

There is surely no vegetable as versatile as the humble spud.  In Ireland, where you’ll find Tayto Park, a theme park devoted to them and even a national potato day celebrating them, you’ll find potatoes in 97% of households.  So for a nation whose diet includes potatoes regularly, creative cooks have come up with lots…

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French Main Course Pork Recipes

Pork Medallions with Tarragon Cream Sauce

Discover the art of the French “saucier” with these tender pork medallions and mushrooms smothered in a savoury tarragon, mustard cream sauce.

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Breakfast Eggs Italian American Precooked Ingredients Recipes

Festive Frittata

This hearty casserole of eggs baked with cheese, bacon, bell peppers, mushrooms and bread is perfect for a festive holiday brunch.

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Appetizers French Precooked Ingredients Recipes Seafood Soup

Easy Shrimp Bisque

This simplified bisque recipe is a great way to use a leftover shrimp ring and vegie platter. Thick and zesty its always a hit with seafood lovers.

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Italian American Main Course Recipes Seafood

Shrimp Fra Diavolo

You are right if you thought this dish was going to be spicy.  Fra Diavolo is Italian for “Brother Devil”, and this zesty sauce goes well with pasta and seafood.  You may want to experiment a little by adding a splash of wine or vodka to the sauce or replace the salt and throw in some…